Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) Competitors

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) and Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHB) are both retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Is SPH or RUSHB more profitable?

Suburban Propane Partners has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 3.73%. Suburban Propane Partners' return on equity of 16.12% beat Rush Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suburban Propane Partners	6.79%	16.12%	4.14%
Rush Enterprises	3.73%	13.29%	6.14%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPH or RUSHB?

Suburban Propane Partners has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SPH or RUSHB?

Rush Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Suburban Propane Partners. Suburban Propane Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suburban Propane Partners	$1.33B	0.94	$74.17M	$1.48	12.84
Rush Enterprises	$7.80B	0.55	$304.15M	$3.51	15.83

Is SPH or RUSHB a better dividend stock?

Suburban Propane Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Suburban Propane Partners pays out 87.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rush Enterprises pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rush Enterprises has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer SPH or RUSHB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suburban Propane Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rush Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPH or RUSHB?

30.9% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SPH or RUSHB?

In the previous week, Suburban Propane Partners had 6 more articles in the media than Rush Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Suburban Propane Partners and 0 mentions for Rush Enterprises. Suburban Propane Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Rush Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Suburban Propane Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Suburban Propane Partners	Neutral
Rush Enterprises	Neutral

Summary

Rush Enterprises beats Suburban Propane Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.